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Royal New Zealand Air Force Catalina Group Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A

Between 1943 and 1953, the Royal New Zealand Air Force operated 56 airplanes of that type. The original of this model, NZ4017 with the additional code XX-T is one of them, and this example was fitted out for water-borne operations only. It was mainly operated as search and rescue aircraft. Today, a NZ4017 XX-T exists again. As beautifully restored example, it belongs to the private Catalina Company based at Ardmore airport near Auckland. This model is limited to 1,000 items.
Manufacturer Consolidated Vultee
Scale 1:400
Operator Royal New Zealand Air Force - Catalina Group of New Zealand
Category WINGS
Wings Type PBY-5 Catalina
Material metal
Packaging dimensions LxWxH 76 x 22 x 76 mm
Wingspan 85 mm
Weight 25 g
Release Date March/April 2008
Information to product safety
Manufacturer and responsible person:

Herpa Miniaturmodelle GmbH
Leonrodstraße 46-47
90599 Dietenhofen
herpa@herpa.de / www.herpa.de


Warning:

Small scale and life-like model for adult collectors. Not suitable for children under 14 years!

Between 1943 and 1953, the Royal New Zealand Air Force operated 56 airplanes of that type. The original of this model, NZ4017 with the additional code XX-T is one of them, and this example was fitted out for water-borne operations only. It was mainly operated as search and rescue aircraft. Today, a NZ4017 XX-T exists again. As beautifully restored example, it belongs to the private Catalina Company based at Ardmore airport near Auckland. This model is limited to 1,000 items.
Manufacturer Consolidated Vultee
Scale 1:400
Operator Royal New Zealand Air Force - Catalina Group of New Zealand
Category WINGS
Wings Type PBY-5 Catalina
Material metal
Packaging dimensions LxWxH 76 x 22 x 76 mm
Wingspan 85 mm
Weight 25 g
Release Date March/April 2008